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[[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb|325px|The Special:CloseMyAccount page on [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].]] | ||
'''Account disabling''' is a feature used by global-based [[wiki farm]]s such as {{tag|Wikia}} for people who wish to quit and never return. If the [[user]] decides to return to the farm after disabling their account they will have to make a new account. | '''Account disabling''' is a {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}} used by global-based [[wiki farm]]s such as {{tag|Wikia}} for people who wish to quit and never return. If the [[user]] decides to return to the farm after disabling their {{tag|account}} they will have to make a new account. | ||
Disabling is often confused with [[global blocking]] when they are in fact entirely different; disabling is done by user choice, global blocking is done by | Disabling is often confused with [[global blocking]] – when they are in fact entirely different; disabling is done by user choice, global blocking is done by enforcement. On [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]], however, [[:Category:Wikia people|staff]] will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | *[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | ||
*[[Global blocking]] | *[[Global blocking]] | ||
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[[Category:Account| ]] | |||
[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||